linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] pwm-backlight: add support for PWM delays proprieties.

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:05:26 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
Cc:     Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>, linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        groeck@...omium.org, linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] pwm-backlight: add support for PWM delays
 proprieties.

On Thu 2017-07-20 11:37:17, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> On 20/07/17 09:06, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >>>--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> >>>+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> >>>@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
> >>>   * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> >>>   */
> >>>+#include <linux/delay.h>
> >>>  #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
> >>>  #include <linux/gpio.h>
> >>>  #include <linux/module.h>
> >>>@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct pwm_bl_data {
> >>>  	struct gpio_desc	*enable_gpio;
> >>>  	unsigned int		scale;
> >>>  	bool			legacy;
> >>>+	unsigned int		pwm_delay[2];
> >>
> >>Two named members would be better here (eliminating the "magic" 0
> >>and 1).
> >
> >My thought, too.
> >
> >>>@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ static void pwm_backlight_power_on(struct pwm_bl_data *pb, int brightness)
> >>>  	pwm_enable(pb->pwm);
> >>>+	if (pb->pwm_delay[0])
> >>>+		usleep_range(pb->pwm_delay[0], pb->pwm_delay[0] * 2);
> >
> >Plus I'd just do the delay unconditionally :-).
> 
> ... does this still apply if this code is switched to msleep()?
> 
> msleep() has no wait avoidance[1] and if lots of drivers are reckless about
> sleeping for 10ms it soon starts to show up in the boot time (especially
> optimized ones).

No, not for msleep.

Best regards,
								Pavel

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